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WEEK IN CONGRESS,
TO DE CONSIDERED.
The ClnssiilcntI'
Tho Classification Of Iron Ore-Ths Hush
OF Applicants forttho Commissioner.
ships Created by tho Passage Of tho
Inter State Commerce Bill.

WARRINGTON, D. O., Jan. 22-The un.
finished business Of the Senate Is the
Agricultural Experimental station bill, but
Mr.. Edmunds intends to ask that It be
temporarily laid aside and tho fisheriea
bill be taken up tomorrow. III assent ia
given he will try to secure action upon
the latter bill tomorrow, or at tho latest
Tuesday night. n II
Mr.. Beck will make an early effort to
prevent tho further pos!pouomsnt Of the
bill to prohibit membars Of Congress from
acting as railroad attorneys, and as he has
made concessions to the convenience Of
other Senators a number OF times when 1t
seemed to be his right to insist upon the
consideration Of the measure, ho Is likely
to find hia opportunity during tho week;
The British extradition treaty Is the nn.
tinished business Of the secret session and
the first conxenient day will be devoted to
It's consideration. ~
In the House the Pierce Page {Rhode
1sland) contested election cass will ~ba
disposed Of tomorrow. and tho River and
Harbor bill will then be taken up, There
are three appropriation bills now on The
calendar. viz: the Diplomatic, the Postal
and the District OF Columbia bill, aud
there Is an accumulation OF important
measures Of general legislation, among
them the pleura-pneumonia bill, the
Pacific railroad funding bill, the Navy
Reorganization bill, tho Fec Ship bill.
and the Territorial admission bills, whose
sponsors may enter the right Of succession
70 the River and Hsrb,r bill should that
meaeure be acted on before the end Of
the week. ~ -s---- - 0--N 49, -
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CARDINAL GIBBONS, pRorEGE

Il Poor Girl, Whose Wonderful Voice IN to
be Educated In Italy.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 22.-Miss Ellen Scan.
lin, young singer Of great promise, is
going from this city to Italy next week TO
pursue her musical studies. Cardinal
Gibbons will pay her expenses, aa the
young girl is very poor, her father being
laborer in the employ Of the Baltimore
q Ohio Railroad. The Cardinal is an in.
tense lover OF music. One Sunday, about
month ago, Miss scanlin, who sang in
small chapel in tho southern part Of tho
city was induced by Father Graf, organ
lst at the Cathedral, to sing the 20
salutaris Hostis" while the Cardinal was
on his throne at yespera. The girl had
meyer sung in the great Cathedral before.
and as she is very young and modest con-
sented only after much solicitation,
Such sweet, fresh, clear and pathetic
voice had not been heard in the old
Cathedral for years. After the services
everybody. was inquiring the name Of the
singer and praising her wonderful pift.
cardinal Gibbons vas also curious. Alter
more inquiry he found out the girls name.
the poverty of her family and the neces.
slty which compelled her to work in a
cigarette factory. The generous prelate
then sent for her, offered to pay her ex-
penses while studying music in Italy and
only requested that she should sing in Inc
Cathedral sometimes on her return. She
readily consented, Of course, and soon ahe
will be among the students ut the Flor
ence Conservatory, ZG! as Sd = : =. /.
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LICENSETAS


On cigars md Tobacco MIR. Chew was not
the Author OF 1t.
spfeiI Dspatcs 10 the fate1igeac,r.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Jan. 23.-Mr.
Chew, Of Jefferson, takes exception to my
dispatch concerning tho license tax on
cigars and tobacco. He says he WAS not
the author Of the measure, and does not
know who was, though he always under
stood that Assessor PHILIPPE, OF Wheeling,
urged the incorporation Of the clause re.
quiring license 10 retail tobacco and ci-
gars, in the act passed in 1886. Moreover.
Mr.. Chew says he came here having in
big pocket a bill for the repeal Of the tar
referred to. The law proved very otnox-
ious, and there was general demand for
its repeal from all parts oil the State. Mr..
Chew says be was surprised when he
came here to learn that the tax brought in
revenue Of $4,000 annually, but he
never Expressed desire for this or any
other reason to retain the obnoxious
clause in the law. The information on
which my former dispatch was based was
obtained mainly from Mr.. Phillips.
Virgil A. Armstrong, Clerk of the House
Judiciary Committee, has recovered suf.
helently to discharge the duties Of his po.
aition IUHENss ~. 70 - 4. q. A
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HORRIBLE ATROCITIES
IN THE LUMpEn1Naq CAMPS
~ Mteitgan-The sad Fatc OF Women Who
arc lhvoiglsd Into tho Camps nnd Wiz.
/ suaily Imprisoned = nlooiho unds M,
to Track II They Escape,

DETROIT, Mlcu., Jan. 23.-During the
last week a bill was introduced in the
Michigan Legislature to suppress the in,
famous dance houses in. the lumber camps
Of the upper peninsula. The worst storle,
from that region are corroborated BY the
story OF one Of the victims Of tho infamous
traffic. In the Detroit House Of Corrcc.
ton are eight women who were sentenced
to one years imprisonment for being
found in one Of these dens.
When the house was rsidod nine women
were captured. One Of these was sent to
tho hospital and the others were brought
here. Two Of thoae arc in the prison hos.
pital., One, known as Minnie, will be re-.
leased and will leave In a few days to 20
to Fer home In the East to die. r. - o.
In view Of tho pending legislation, the
free Press will tomorrow publish an inter.
view with tho Lash named, which piyes an
account OF n life, the horror OF which can
be scarcely imagined. On promise Of
employment Minnie, whose husb and had
deserted her in Chicago was induced to
70 to camp near Menominee by a cheap
restaurant keeper named William Gaines,
OF No. Ill Halatead street, Chicavo'
Not until her arrival in tho lumber Re.
Hlon did sho realize the life she was
to lead and then lack OF funds prevented
her return. By force she was compelled
to do the bidding Of the friends who kent
the house in which she was confined.
Kicks and beatings were frequent; the
chanty in which they were penned was
surrounded by high palisades, and
thirteen blood-hounds prevented ea.
capo. All attempts to communicate
with the outer world were frus-
trated. Once the attention Of the
authorities was attracted and a Deputy
Sheriff called to investigate. He was
gived $50 and left, The girls story has
been verified by the Superintendent Of
The House Of Correction after a careful
investigation. What is published Is but a
hint Of the life led in these dens Of infamy.
the details being too revolving for publ.
SAtlOus
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EVERY Democratic platform profssaes
opposition to monopoly. yet Mr.. Camden
Is tbs only candidate for the Senate who
isileu!ided with monopoly. His caucus
p;s.elis that the thirteen independent
D,nosrats are traitors to party while
biz past:s'ug are using every art to en-
7aig.o Republicans into voting for him.
Hi, nnmsroa, lobby mas proved so
osaasya that many OF his henchmen
hare been banished, and the bad tasts in
nlac.ing soms that remain will continue
toimpres5 thoughtful citizens. Postmas-
Ter, and other government officials have
been awarmiry the Capital in violation Of
law to advise and persuade intelligent men
how to discharge duty. This assembling
Of Mr. Camaen's official iollowera enables
members 10 take the measure OF his back.
era, and this has not been to his advant-
age. The members that oppose him rep.
resent this stronghold Of rcck.ribbed
Democracy" Tho Register of the -c0:h
Inst. says SO; and that paper also says 'the
Democrats Of this State will fud difficulty
in explaining why this opposition comes
from that qnarter." The majorities back
OF these independents" are the Demo.
cratic msjoritics OF this State. We await
With interest solution Of this difficulty
OF explanation.
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FOUR IN ONE GRAVE.
Burial Of Mrs. Cabalok, tho Insane Mothe
Who Butchered her Children.

burial Of Mrs. Cabalok, tho Insane Mother
Who Butchered her Children.
CLEVELAND, Jan. 222.-In plain black
casket at the morgue to-day, lay the body
Of Mrs. Antoinette Cabalek, the unnatural
mother, who, on Thursday, butchered
three Of her children, and fatally wounded
two others, and then hanged herself.
Oiasped to the bosom Of the dead woman
was the body Of baby Willie. In a white
casket near the black one lay the.bodies
OF Annie and Mamie, the two other inno-
cents. The door OF the morgue was open
ed at an early hour this forenoon, and for
nearly five hours stream Of sight-seers
surged past the two coffins. Thousands
OF people we're attracted to the place, aud
II required the services OF detail OF po-
lice to keep the crowd in order. This
atterr 5an the bodies wereHburied at the
City !nfrmary farm. No prayer was said
or other religious services attempted. The
murderess and euicide was Catholic,
Vaelor Cabalek and his three sons who
arc spared to him rode in carriage be-
hind the hearse. The two collins were
deposited in one grave. James and Tonia,
the little boy and girl who were so terribly
wounded by the fiendish mother, are still
aliveat the City Hospital. Vaelor Cabalek
shows signs Of insanity, and it is feared
that the awful trouble will unsettle his
reason P.= u- T-st.f 80 :
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A FORMER WHERLIEGlpE
ralks OH tho Future OF the Knnawha Valley

Talks on tho Future of the Knnawla Valley.
Tho Taxation. lt, U.
Special Correspondence Of he Intll,gencer.
CHARLESTON. W. Va, Jan; 22.-I met
to-day Captain John A. Armstrong, late
Of Armstrong, Coen L Co., Wheeling, now
located at Point Pleasant with an eTten.
sive towboat and barge business, besides
operating the dry docks there and oper.
ating in coal. His two sons have embark
ed in the coal business above hsrc Yith
good prospects. There are few men in
West Virginia better posted in those mat
ters which interest tax. payers and make
or mar q State. His long service in tbs
Ohio county Board Of Commissioners, and
his native keenness OF observation and
level head make his opinions worth quot.
ing. ME \ N
/ Captain Armstrong thinks the Kanswha
region Is the coming section. It's coal and
timber, its facilities for reaching market,
its rich farming lands and grazing hills
will attract people-indeed ERE attracting
people from all over tho land In increas.
ing numbers every year. The drawbacks
are picayunist public policy, bad roads
and the large tracts Of real estate locked
up, unproductive, untaxed. He says tho
Pan Handle counties always pay more
than their fair share ,oi taxes, and this
Immediate aeotion along the Ksnawhs
and about It's mouth Ices than its fair pro-
portion. In ono tract OF land in
Mason county there are $500 acres
Of land, the nilly portion still
covered by the primeval' forests, the
axe never having touched stick upon it,
andthe fertile alluyial sail OF the bottoms
unstirred by the plow for century. This
is known as the Washington survey, from
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WHEELING, WEST VA, 1887 =

the TACT that the Father OF his Country
once owned 1t. II Ia now owned by q
Baltimore millionaire. Oapt. Armstrong
mentioned this as an illustration Of a point
no was making. He iavors taxing such
lands at something like. their real value,
This tract Ia valued by the assessor at a
nominal sun, yet sos, 900 has been re eiused
Tor Il. II taxed atitsfiair value, tue owner
could not afford TO hold Il, says the Cap.
tain, aud we could got twenty-five families
on u, mako II productive and much ad.
vantage would accrue to the State.
The roads In this whole section Capt,
Armstrong pronounces a disgrace to ciyi.
lisstion. He regards Ohio county as the
model tn this respect for the whole State.
But the coal here, no says, cannot be
beaten In the world, and he thinks II will
eventually crowd the Pithburgh coal out
OF the lower markets. "
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!oUTRAGEs AT SING SING.
Charses Made Against tho Officers Of Cruel
ri'',' Treatment.

oharges Made Against tho officers Of Cruel
'l@h Treatment.
NEW YORK. Jan. 22.-Counselor Irving
Ward, who has interested himself in the
treatment OF convicts at Sing Sing, said to.
day: II have completed my case against
Warden Brush and the principal keeper,
Connaugton, after six months Of arduous
labor. l have caused to be prepared q
statement showing the number OF punish
ments. most Of them illegal. which were
inflicted upon convicta in Sing Sing be-
tween September 4, 1854, and September
!, 1855, so far as have been able to pro-
cure the evidence. I have tabulsted
statement giving names, dates and charac-
ter OF punishment in 1000 cases. Myim-
precision is that tho State prison report for
1855 pretends there were but eight such
cases in that year. This statement ia now
being copied and will be ready for the
printer next Wednesday. 1t will also in
clude, with particularly Of detail, cases
where men have died, or were driven 10
suicide, insanity, or self-mutilation by
their treatment lttrA& IH5 ,5GITg =
- have also caused to be prepared full
expose Of the process by which prisoners
With money obtain higher work, more lib
erty, better quarters and better food, This
statement will be fortified with the names
and dates, and will make very interesting
reading for the general public. am also
having prepared two other statements,
showing 81 IN the same detailed manner
illegal conduct and dishonesty in the pri-
son management. These statements will
be ready for the press in fortnight. h.
II intend to have the charges printed in
pamphlet form. A copy of this pam phlet
VIII be sent to each member OF the Lsgis-
lature. the Governor and other officers OF
the State, and will be liberally distributed
to the clergy. throughout the State"
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WHOLESALE POISONING.
Evidence Against n ChicnGoan Accused of
~ ISillinf. Eour IEon,o,, L. = -

Evidence Against n ChicnGoan Accused of
Killing Four Women. .'
CHICAGO, Jan. '23.-It ls now certain
that Lucy Heidelmeyer was poisoned.
Prof. Haines, OF the Rush Medical COL
lege, has completed chemical analysis OF
her stomach: He found traces of arsenic
in every vital part. It was administered
In such liberal quantities that the only
wonder is that the girl lived as long as
she did. Captain Setback has also
ascertained that Lawrence Krug, the pirl's
stepiather, who is being held to await the
result Of the investigation lived for long
while with celebrated chemist in Ger
many. and there gained an extensive
knowledge Of the deadly qualities Of vsri.
ous poisons. Yesterday Professor Haines
began an analysis Of the remains Of Krup's
third wife, which were exhumed for that
purpose last Thursday. G. az q
The officers think they have strong
case Of circumstantial evidence against
krug. The inquest on the step daughter
will be resumed this week and inquiry re.
doubled as to the four other deaths chareL
ed against Krug. He has authorized the
sale of two houses belonging to him in
order to raise money to defend himself in
the criminal court. .-WT lll.7E
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INFIRNfARYIIORROR,
Il Physician Arrested for Body, ,Snatchlnp.

Al Physician Arrested Tor Body snatchlng.
ii. * Inmates Neglected. 10
Y CLEVELAND, Jan. pa special to the
Leader from Akron, O., says: The charges
Of promiscuous immoralities among in
mates and other gross Irregularities at the
County In6rmsry came to sensational
climax tonight in the arrest OF DR.. A. K.
Fouser, for many years infrnRry physic-
ian, on charge Of body snatching. Dr.,
Fouser is highly connected here, and one
OF the best known OF the Akron physic-
ians. The specific act charged in the afii-
davit is said to have been committed on
april q, 1885. but it has been known to
certain circles for some time that scarcely
burial took place in the Infirmary grave
yard. Boxcs when handed out contained
stones, or where bodics were taken out
from the Poor House and started to the
graveyard they have not been buried,
but allowed to lie beside the grave TIL
after dark Then they have been taken
to o dQwn.town Office, nailed up, and
labeled "glass," and shipped to Cleveland.
What adds gravity to the charge nreierred
against DR.. Fouser is the fact that he has
been the only physician who attended the
inmates OF the inlrmary in illness, and
charges are now pending investigation to
the effect that several inmates at the in.
Urinary have died from lack Of proper
care. One instance is cited in which the
infirmary physician was called to sec an
iumate-in the afternoon, and after exam.
ination said nothing was the matter with
her, and the next morning she was found
dead.
Another inmate, named DR.. Carver,
whose sister lives in this city, died OF
scurvy,. it is said, for lack Of vegetable
food. One named Wheeler died with ter.
rible aoreB on bis body, and it is said his
death was attributed to neglect There is
reason to believe that at leaat one more
arrest will ba made in connection with
the infrmaiy; grave-robbing.' Dr.. Fouser
gave bond for appearance next Tuesday.
He seemed much agitated.T?
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Thrco Mon Murdered.

) Fr. SMITH, ARK, Jan. 23.- Deputy
United States Marshal Phillips arrived
here to-day from Eufaula, Indian Terri
tory, having in charge Creek Indian boy
about IL years Of age named seabrou who
it is charged murdered three men on the
night OF the 18Th near Eufaula., The
murdered men are Henry Smith, Marx
Kirkendal and one Kelly. ~
Kelly was shot twice and his head al.
most severed from his body with an axe.
lie was found outside Of the camp. Smith
and Kirkendal were in bed in the tent.
both Of their heads being split with an
axe. Their lower extremities were terri
bly, burned, the murderer hayingset fire to
the clothing. Marshal Philips says he is
confident that Seabron committed the
terrible deed. 4-s,l .,.,55,; IA :
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WILDCAT sPEcuLArIoN,.
a ST. Louis Mining Bubble Egrsts, Ruinipg
Thousands. ~

a ST. Louis Mining Bubble Earsts, Ruinips
Thousands. "
Sr. LOUIS, Jan. 22.-The great St. Louis
mining boom, which began two years ago
with the success Of the Granite Mountain
Mine, received a blow to-day which will
probably knock the pins out Of the whole
structure. The Granite Mountain stock
was Goated here three years ago at 50
cents share; to-day it is quoted at $50,
and the original STOCKHOLDERS are million:
aires many times over. This apread min
ing speculation here until the whole
Merchants Exchange almost aban.
doned wheat and began /, forming
syndicates and buying, mines. The
whole city loaded up on mining stocks,
servant girls, school teachers, small merch.
ants and several newsboys. Stocks doomed
and wine ones drew out with fair profit.
The great msjority stayed in, relying on
the bull stories told on every side. Among
the most popular stock was, the Sheridan,
which was loated by the four most! prom!
inept business men in the city. It started
a year ago at fifty cents, and went up grad
ualiy Until ~ oo was feacnod CT uas 9 lew weeks
ago. y '''.i' '-''li ~.
Everybody had it and many had for.
tunes on paper. To-day the hubble was
pricked and hundreds Of thousands Of
shares Of the stock were thrown on the
market, breaking prices down to twenty
cents a share. Thousands who had for
tunes are penniless, and there is cursing
and wailing all through tho city. The
other stocks went down in sympathy, and
the siaws 1.-THE wildcat have left their
marks on the people. 1t is estimated that
tully $2.OO0,000 has been lost by the
stump, i q = = n II I
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Wool AIen's Arguments.

WASHINGTON, D. G., Jan. %. The dele
CATION Of voolen manufacturers and mer.
chants who arrived in tho city Last night
appeared before Assistant Secretary Fair.
child this morning and had a long argu.
ment on the dutiea on wool waste. The
points urged by the manufacturers were
that tho admission Of "ring" at the regu-
lar rate for waste should be sustained, and
that the ruling which placed 'noils,". a!
the same rate as the grade Of wool from
which 1t comes should hs repealed.
The case was presented ;for the manu-.
facturers by James Dobson and G. w.,
Patton. and for the dealers by 7. @; Search
and William H. -Grundy. The decision
was reseEysd. l5' siy'ii r., }iil7s \, 81
Members Of both, delegations were were III:
terested in the decision Of the Attorney
General that wool tops must be classed as
secured wool and charged, the 80 percent
duty instead OF the heavier duty which
they have been paying. ss.25 .sl ...lsGl
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NO POLITICS IN IT,


ootnnS'ohor oAack makes Some SuE.
gcstions to Claimants. D. I.fI@
l WASHINGTON, D.. g., Jan. s22.-It has
been frequent thing with applicants 10,
pensions to try to help their cases by
sending in. to the au!horties at Washing.
ton accounts Of their political standing
associations and claims. II politics was a,
any time allowed to influence action a,
Washington as to pensions, that time has
passed. General Black, the present Com.
missioner OF Pensions, believes in de.
Gliding every case fairly and Justly upon
it's merite, but does not want psrtisaushin
since the war substituted in any degree
for services in the field. To q recent an.
plicant an answer was sent embodyinp
the following suggestions: q -,,.--fgs3''
J eIR-l return your letter of - inst,.
and request that hereafter, in making In.
quiries relative to your pension claim. Won
will confne yourself strictly 10 the subject
matter Of the inquiry. Ms - 4
| cannot consider pension cases on
political grounds, nor can allow a state.
ment OF the politics OF claimants or Of
witnesses to enter into cases. NJ ~, IL.
Your are therefore respectfully request.
ed to purge your communication Of the
references above designated, and to return
your amended statement setting forth the
facts material to the case, and your claim
will then receive every attention, -
The Commissioner will receive AMI state
ments that ahow, or tend:to show, Unjust
ice in; ths treatment Of any claimant, or
any discrimination, no odds on what
grounds, apd will endeavor to correct any
real wrong that may have been suffered.
But be cannot allow the mere statement
OF the opinions or affiliations Of parties to
cumber the files Of this office, I11'
i!,l ~ Very respectfully, 5so'
= fIii JOHN G. BLACK, COMMISSIONER.